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MOODY’S: UK NON-CONFORMING MORTGAGEES RESILIENT TO EXPECTED INTEREST RATE INCREASES

According to Moody’s Investors Service, the low interest rate environment post-2009 has benefitted n...

3rd April, 2014

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EUR/USD FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS: US JOBS MARKET

Price action for EUR/USD has been driven partly by monetary policy expectations for the US Federal R...

3rd April, 2014

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PEER-TO-PEER LENDING HITS THE MAINSTREAM AS ZOPA LENDS OVER HALF A BILLION POUNDS

World’s first peer-to-peer lender, Zopa, hits industry record by lending over £500m to UK consumers...

1st April, 2014

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EUR/USD: TRADING THE US PENDING HOME SALES REPORT

The US economy is scheduled to release its pending home sales data in today’s New York trading sessi...

1st April, 2014

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TRADING USD/CAD: CANADA’S MONTHLY GDP RELEASE

(MARCH 31, 2014) Canada is set to print its GDP reading for the month of January and possibly show a...

1st April, 2014

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FED’S EVANS SAYS RATES SHOULD BE AT ROCK BOTTOM UNTIL 2015

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said that raising interest rates would not b...

31st March, 2014

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GBP/USD: UK CURRENT ACCOUNT

GBP/USD drew strong support from better than expected retail sales data released earlier this week a...

31st March, 2014

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NZD/USD TRADING GUIDE: TRADE BALANCE

(March 26, 2014) New Zealand is scheduled to release its trade balance for February in the upcoming...

27th March, 2014

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PEER TO PEER LENDING WILL PULL SAVERS BACK FROM THE BRINK

Budget boost from Chancellor helps to incentivise lenders‘ market Peer to peer (P2P) lending will be...

26th March, 2014

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TWO THINGS TO WATCH: GERMAN IFO AND DRAGHI’S SPEECH

European markets are likely to open lower on Tuesday after U.S. markets fell for the second straight...

26th March, 2014

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UK CPI TRADING GUIDE

The UK economy is set to release its annual consumer price index (CPI) for February in today’s Londo...

26th March, 2014

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CANADIAN DOLLAR CRUSHED POST SERIES OF EVENTS

The Canadian dollar is trading around multi-year lows against most of the major currencies. The USDC...

21st March, 2014